title: [Hyperalphalipoproteinemia: study of a family].
abstract: A family with hyperalphalipoproteinemia is described, being exceptional the longevity of some of their members. The proband, a 36 years-old woman with excellent health, showed total cholesterol levels of 6.77 mmol/l, HDL-cholesterol 3.00 mmol/l and apoprotein (apo) AI 2.4 g/l. HDL-cholesterol levels of her mother and two sisters were 1.86, 2.07 and 2.02 mmol/l, respectively. Their serum apo AI levels were 2.11, 2.32 and 2.30 g/l, respectively. It is to emphasize about the necessity to investigate the serum HDL-cholesterol, mainly in subjects with moderate hypercholesterolemia, to detect possible hyperalphalipoproteinemia.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Hospital del Mar. Barcelona.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sentí
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Nogués
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rubiés-Prat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006951:Hyperlipoproteinemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL
vernacular_title: Hiperalfalipoproteinemia: estudio de una familia.